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What if you lost interest in your dolls or the hobby???

May 2, 2012

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    1. Been in the hobby for 5 years, almost 6. BJDs aren't something that are taken lightly that I could COMPLETELY lose interest in. So, I doubt I ever will.
       
      #221 Seki, Aug 11, 2015
    2. I've lost interest in my dolls before. All of them, multiple times. But I don't sell them because of what they represent, and then shortly after they're special and shiny again and I dress them up in new clothes and I remember why I let them stay.

      I'm sure if I did sell them, I'd be buying a few sculpts back a few times :sweat
       
      #222 Arin, Aug 11, 2015
    3. I'm going through that a bit right now. I've ended up putting most of my dolls up for sale (for financial reasons more than lack of interest) and am only keeping a couple that I absolutely positively cannot part with, even if they just sit in a cupboard until I regain interest.
       
      #223 Sylph, Aug 12, 2015
    4. I'm in the process of trying to keep my interest in the hobby. I really just want to restart with 2 of my favorite dolls.
      Lately I just haven't been in the mood to do face-ups, clothes, or make stories.
       
      #224 Fawne, Aug 12, 2015
    5. It happens. Mine have been sitting pretty much undisturbed for a couple of years now while life was changing, but I have too much time and love invested in them to just up and sell them. Since I have no real space issues with them, I just let them be undisturbed but within view; I enjoy looking at them.

      A number of times I've thought "ok, I'm going to sell them all except for the core guys" - but what happens is that as soon as I start listing dolls for sale I find other sculpts that I wanted way back but never got...and somehow I always end up getting all excited about the dolls all over again! :) I think I'm destined to keep going. There's nothing wrong with taking a hiatus here and there, though.
       
      #225 Baakay, Aug 12, 2015
    6. I don't see myself ever losing interest, but if such a thing were to happen... I would sell probably all of them, except for one or two. My Narae 410 head, I definitely could never see myself parting with as she is my grail. I found her on a lucked-out whim. I'd probably also keep my Mnf Chloe in tan skin, as she is the doll that drew me to the hobby.
       
      #226 ToniaHowardxoxo, Aug 12, 2015
    7. Having stuck around for five full years and not having my attention or dedication wavering in the slightest? I'd say this hobby is a keeper. I don't think I'd ever lose interest in these dolls entirely, even if I might go through some periods of dolly-block, I think that's only inevitable....
       
      #227 Soenatte, Aug 12, 2015
    8. I go through periods of time where I don't interact with my collection much. But that's mostly due to time constraints than lack of interest. If I did lose interest in the hobby I still don't think I'd sell my dolls. Most of them are OCs I dearly love. Even if I never bought another doll again I'd like to keep what I have!
       
      #228 BlitheFool, Aug 12, 2015
    9. I just can't see me selling any of my dolls... I would always doubt that anyone would want them anyway.

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      #229 jessimer, Aug 14, 2015
    10. I got my first doll in 2005. Since then i've been in and out of the hobby, and right now i've lost interest in my dolls. I'm trying to sell some of them but no one will give them a new home. I've just changed as a person, that's all.
       
      #230 golo, Aug 14, 2015
    11. I've lost interest in the hobby before and have gone through several cycles of selling and re-collecting. It's a bit of an inspirational process since I can see what has changed and track changes in style or preference. For the most part I am trying to keep my collection small and manageable, so in case I do change my mind or move to another place I won't have a lot to deal with, and so I can spend equal time with the dolls at home and none of them get left out too much!
       
      #231 raphaelite, Aug 14, 2015
    12. Being in a family of mild hoarders and collectors I don't think I will sell any of my dolls even if I lost interest in the hobby. (Keep them for my children to see like my dad shows me his comics :wiggle)
       
      #232 yumehh, Aug 14, 2015
    13. There are stretches of time where I lose interest in doing doll-related things, but I never actually lose interest in the dolls themselves. I just retreat and withdraw and not do much of anything for a while. It happens for me.
       
      #233 Osaka, Aug 14, 2015
    14. I have periods in which I do nothing with bjds, and then I am suddenly all over them again. Staying active on internet groups and forums like these really helps keep me active :)
       
      #234 lady lacious, Aug 24, 2015
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